Instant Alert: Elon Musk's SpaceX just got the green light to launch 4,425 satellites that will create a new broadband service

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Elon Musk's SpaceX just got the green light to launch 4,425 satellites that will create a new broadband service by on Mar 29, 2018, 6:41 PM Advertisement The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave its approval Thursday to Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide global satellite broadband services. This is the first approval of its kind. The satellite system will consist of 4,425 satellites. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it had approved an application by Elon Musk's privately held Space Exploration Holdings, also known as SpaceX, to provide satellite broadband services in the United States and globally. "This is the first approval of a U.S.-licensed satellite constellation to provide broadband services using a new generation of low-Earth orbit satellite technologies. SpaceX proposed a satellite system comprised of 4,425 satellites and was granted authority to use frequencies in the Ka(20/30 GHz) and Ku (11/14 GHz) bands to provide global Internet connectivity," the FCC said in a statement. SEE ALSO: SpaceX just asked permission to launch 4,425 satellites — more than orbit Earth today   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011